The fate of the world’s premier bull market may lie with palm oil farmers

The opposition, with stronger support among urban Malaysians angry with a series of corruption scandals, has typically struggled to dislodge the ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) party’s stranglehold on the rural heartlands. That may change after...

Japan works around ‘strange’ Trump by dealing directly with his advisors

The increasing controversies surrounding Trump coincide with rising tension over North Korea’s rapidly developing missile and nuclear programs. It raised the tension again on Tuesday byfiring a ballistic missile over northern Japan. Whether by design or default,...